Mom Tips
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5 Ways to Cut Onions Without Tears
I really do love to cook. But one of the things I just can’t stand is cutting onions. I love to eat onions, love to cook with onions and to be honest I put onions in almost everything I make (well except desserts obviously). My favorite onions are Sweet White Walla Walla Onions or Red Onions. I really never use yellow onions, as they are just too strong. Onions have a chemical called prophanethial S-oxide that is released when the onion is cut. This chemical is not harmful to you in any way OTHER than it causing your eyes to burn like crazy and tear up. Seriously I literally don’t…
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Teaching Kids the Lesson of Giving through the Holidays + 7 Great Locations to Donate Toys!
Christmas time is always a favorite of mine – all of the beautiful decor, yummy food and gorgeous lights. Not to mention it is the time of the year we get to celebrate the birth of Jesus and His gift to all of us. I love to give my kids gifts. It really touches my heart when I get to watch my kiddos open up their gifts, see their smiles and their excitement. However, it seems like more and more my kids are beginning to expect extravagant gifts. I want to be able to provide those things for my kids but I don’t want my kids to EXPECT anything. I…
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How to Get Beautiful Holiday Photo’s on a Budget
I have never been one for paying for professional photo’s. They always seem so posed and honestly they are just too expensive for my budget. So here is what I have discovered you don’t need to pay a professional. Simply invest in beautiful quality clothing, a good camera and find a great location that is already decorated for you. Beautiful Holiday Outfits: There are of course several places you can choose to purchase your holiday clothing from, however I will tell you my most favorite online boutique – Chasing Fireflies. All four of my kids are sporting their fabulous clothing, shoes and accessories. Honestly the quality of clothing is far superior…
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How to Get Off the Naughty List – BACON!
This post was sponsored by Farmland. All opinions are 100% my own. As you know, not everyone is perfect – and well you might be wondering how can you (or your kiddo) get off the naughty list this year. It’s really pretty simple. Typically everyone leaves Santa cookies and milk, but he gets tired of nothing but sweets and dairy. Leave him a little something special – something EVERYONE loves….BACON! That’s right this year you can escape the doom of the naughty list by simply leaving out some bacon for Santa. It really doesn’t matter what kind of bacon you make for him, Applewood, thick cut, peppered, double smoked – he…
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Top 10 Toys For Kids This Christmas
I received this product for free in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are 100% my own. Shopping for your kids around the holidays can sometimes feel overwhelming. Which toys are the best? Which ones will the kids actually play with? Which ones are quality? There are so many questions as a parent we often wonder when shopping for our kids. Well you are in luck, I have taken the time to do some of the research for you and have found 10 absolutely AMAZING toys that I would highly recommend this 2015 holiday season! LeapFrog Number Lovin’ Oven – This little LeapFrog play oven is simply adorable. It looks…
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How to Encourage the Natural Musician Within a Toddler
It is not hard to believe that there is a little bit of a musician in all of us. Just watch a young toddler when you give them anything they can make music or listen to music with. They love it. It’s in our nature. I have always loved for inspiring that natural musician from within my kids. Here are a few tools I have used to help encourage the natural musician within toddlers starting from the youngest of ages. Play music in the nursery. I start this as soon as I bring my babies home. I play music all through the night to help soothe them, which in returns…
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20+ Great Stocking Stuffers Found at the Dollar Tree
Filling those stockings can get so expensive! As a mom of four I have spent years stressing out over what to get for my kids to fill those stockings up. So many times I get all of their gifts but forget to budget the cost of the stockings. So here is a little trick I have figured out that definitely helps with the budget! The Dollar Tree! I know it sounds so simple but I am serious! There are actually some really great items that you can find there that work perfect for filling those stockings for kids, teens and adults! Below I have a list of a few of…
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3 Tips for Maintaining Better Overall Health
This post was sponsored by Massage Envy as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. Being a wife (husband), mom (dad), coach or whatever roll you may play – is not easy! As a mom of four kiddos, a full time competitive gymnastics coach, blogger and wife – sometimes I feel like I just can’t keep up with my daily tasks. Even more so my body often times feels like it can’t keep up with me. Often times I wake up in the morning with my body just aching from all of the activities from the day prior and I find myself slumped on the couch at the end of…
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How to Save Time and Money on Doctors Visits
This is a sponsored post with Mums the Word Network and Amwell. All opinions are my own. Going to the doctors can be so tedious, expensive and downright annoying. I will be honest I really despise going to the doctor! I do everything I can holistically and when that fails SOMETIMES I will go to the doctors. Most of the time I know exactly what I need and just need a doctor right me an antibiotic (for instance, I get Strep Throat every year…so I know when I have gotten it again!). Occasionally I just need advice and to be honest, that’s the time I get the MOST annoyed. Who…
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How to Fit Big Toys Into Little Spaces
I received items for free in exchange for my honest review and opinion. With the holidays coming that means there will be several new toys coming into the house. Being a family of 6 who has always lived in pretty small spaces we have definitely learned the art of managing large toys in small spaces. Another aspect to this dilemma is that my husband is kind of OCD and really does not like to “see” the toys EVER! And well as you can imagine with four kids hiding the toys when they aren’t playing with them from the main living spaces can be difficult. Here are a few tips I…
